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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war is going on during the years in which the novel is set?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War II.

2. Which of the following are the soldiers NOT warned away from at their new camp?
(a) The local women.
(b) The black market.
(c) The local medication.
(d) The local cuisine.

3. Where did the men die that Peewee and Richie are sent to replace?
(a) Out at sea.
(b) On top of a mountain.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In an exploded tank.

4. In what Japanese city does Richie's airplane have a layover?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Osaka.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Hiroshima.

5. Why does the large black soldier in the breakfast hall suggest that the three of them should stick together?
(a) Because they are all in the same platoon.
(b) Because they are all afraid.
(c) Because they are all poor.
(d) Because they are all black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the extraordinarily strong black soldier from?

2. While at the airport in Japan, who does Richie purchase a souvenir for?

3. What is the name of the camp where Peewee and Richie's platoon is sent?

4. What city is Lobel obsessed with, and constantly speaks about?

5. What city is Peewee from?

(see the answer key)

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